Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich: 5 Hits and Flops as the Bavarians excel in London again | UEFA Champions League 2019-20

Bayern cruised to a 3-0 win in west London, so will take a big advantage into the second leg next month
Bayern cruised to a 3-0 win in west London, so will take a big advantage into the second leg next month

#3 Flop: Ross Barkley

Frustrating night for Barkley, who was starved of regular possession and struggled to be progressive with it
Frustrating night for Barkley, who was starved of regular possession and struggled to be progressive with it

Displays like these are the reasons that make Ross Barkley such a divisive figure in west London. For the record, he was disappointing on this occasion - though that's not through all of his own doing. Bayern are a team capable of monopolising possession, waiting patiently and forcing opponents into mistakes.

With injuries and depth proving another unwelcome hindrance for Barkley's progression, it seemed typical Lampard deployed him in a midfield trio alongside Jorginho and Mount: one is a deep-lying playmaker, the other continues staking his claim as a creative-minded No.10.

Something has got to give. Barkley was starved of possession for large periods and whenever on the ball, seemed to have opponents swarming him - which saw him relinquish possession cheaply and often in frustrating areas, as evidenced by the crowd's discontent.

He completed one of three attempted dribbles, had 22 touches and made just seven complete passes to boot before Lampard's double sub on the hour mark.

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